Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which includes five categories based on the storm’s sustained wind speeds. It also estimates ...

Misinformation often surges following major weather disasters, but with Hurricane Helene hitting several battleground states ...

Only $1.6 billion remains in a federal program to help small businesses impacted by hurricanes and natural disasters — enough funding for only a few more weeks without emergency intervention by ...

Glocks, military-style rifles and “ghost guns” have all been advertised for sale on easily accessible sites like Facebook and ...

In response to an unprecedented outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now plan ...

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, false rumors about the federal response have spread rapidly on social media. More extreme conspiracy theories have also taken root, including claims that politicians ...

The outreach to Latino voters by Republican and Democratic campaigns this year is especially noticeable in key battleground ...

After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, a law went into effect in Georgia prohibiting most abortions once cardiac activity is detected, which is typically around six weeks. The ...

Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a clash between a federal emergency care law and Texas’ near-total ban ...

Vice President Kamala Harris declared Sen. JD Vance’s comments about “ childless cat ladies ” to be “mean and mean spirited,” and said recent comments by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ about ...

Washington — The Supreme Court said Monday it will not step into a dispute involving special counsel Jack Smith’s efforts to ...

Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center predict the storm will strike Florida’s western Gulf Coast as a major ...